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Motive unit

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Motive unit

Description

The motive unit [MU] is the SI unit in which the motive entity (transformant) of a transformation is expressed, which depends on the energy transformation under study and on the chosen format. Fundamental MU for electrochemical transformation are:

  • Molecular or particle format, N; MU = x
  • Molar format, n; MU = mol
  • Electrical format, e; MU = C

For the protonmotive force the motive entity is the proton with charge number z=1. The protonmotive force is expressed in the electrical or molar format with MU J/C=V or J/mol=Jol, respectively. The conjugated flows, I, are expressed in corresponding electrical or molar formats, C/s = A or mol/s, respectively.

Abbreviation: MU

Communicated by Gnaiger E 2018-10-14
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